S.I. Tutul

S.I. Tutul (এস.আই. টুটুল)
S I Tutul performing in California, USA
Background information
Birth name	A B M Shahidul Islam
Born	3rd august Kushtia, Bangladesh
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, music director, composer
Instruments	vocals,piano,keyboard,guitar
Years active	2005-Present
Website	situtul.net

A.B.M Shahidul Islam, commonly known as S.I. Tutul, is a Bangladeshi singer and musician. He is the lead singer and lead guitarist of the Dhrubotara Band

S.I. Tutul was a founding member of the band LRB. In 2005, he founded a band called Face to Face which was renamed Dhrubotara in 2011.

SI Tutul is known as the man who has redefined contemporary Bangladeshi music. He has been hailed by many people in Bangladesh as the ‘Shurer Karigor’ (he who creates melodious tunes and music). He has been the recipient of the National Award in Bangladesh (the highest civilian award in Bangladesh) multiple times the Best Music Director, amongst others for the film ‘Daruchini Dip’ in 2007, the best film playback singer in 2010, for the film 'Valobashlei Ghor Badha jai na', the best tune maker in 2015 for the film 'Baap jaan er bioscope', and again the best film playback singer in Bangladesh in 2015 for the film 'Baap jaan er bioscope'.

In 2006, for the first time Bangladesh won an international Film Award from the International Film Festival in Chennai, for the Film called ‘Nirontor’. S I Tutul was the music director of that film. 'Nirontor' was also nominated for the Oskar Award in Hollywood. S I Tutul created a song call "Ronger Manush" based on Kushtia.

SI Tutul is the busiest playback singer in Bangladeshi film. His voice is a blend of Indian classical, western and operatic traditions. Largely self-taught, Tutul had a flair for music from a very young age and after completing BA (Hons) and master's degrees at Chittagong University, he decided to pursue music as his career. His basis in music is the classical piano but he can also play many other instruments, including guitar keyboard. SI Tutul is also a sound engineer. Most of his songs are tuned and composed by himself.S I Tutul was a founder member of LRB and owes a great debt of gratitude to Ayub Bachchu, the band’s leader, whom Tutul sees as his guru and the person who gave him his first opportunity in the music profession.

In 2005, the noted film maker Mustafa Sarwar Faruki offered SI Tutul a movie called ‘Bachelor’ which was a runaway success and brought him nationwide fame and acclaim as a composer. The movie won a number of international awards, especially for the song ‘Keu Prem Kore’ (‘Everyone Loves’) which was a smash hit in Bangladesh and was tuned, composed and sung by S I Tutul.

S I Tutul owes a great deal to renowned Bangladeshi writer Dr. Humayun Ahmed, who sadly died in 2012. S I Tutul tuned, composed and sang the majority of Humayaun Ahmed’s songs and considers him a major inspiration.Renowned singers like Samina Chowdhury and Asif Akbar won national awards for the song ‘Amar majhe nei ekhon ami ‘ which was tuned and composed by S I Tutul. He is the only band musician who has the highest awards nationally and internationally.